Question

In its first year of operation, Big Lake Camp had 40 campers. This year’s attendance was 180% of the first year’s. How many campers participated this year?

Answer 1

Answer:

72 campers.

Step-by-step explanation:

You can do this with a simple equation. 180% = 1.8 as a decimal fraction. Let x be this  year's attendance. Then:

x = 1.8* 40

x = 72 campers.